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DESPONDENT’ AUSSIES HIT NEW LOW
Not much went right for the Australians on day three as India’s batsmen put the tiring attack to the sword.
Without the option of injured all-rounder Cam Green, the ball was handed to Marnus Labuschagne.
But he quickly became the most expensive of the Aussie attack, and as Kohli was blasting his way to a drought-breaking ton, was told off for negative bowling outside leg stump.
It summed up the last half hour of the Indian innings where Australia looked completely ineffective, the visitors doing what they liked, with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan both raising concerns over Labuschagne’s tactic.
“Have you ever seen such a despondent team of Australian cricketers, resorting to those tactics? What are deemed negative, illegal tactics really by the rulebook?” Gilchrist questioned.
“I’ve not seen that. I’m looking at this Australian side, they’re a terrific side, and for whatever reason they bowl out India for 150, then only bat well enough to only get 104, and then with the ball in hand they had periods where they bowled nicely but that last half an hour is something I’ve not seen in Australia,” Vaughan added.
“Every boundary rider was on the fence, Labuschagne’s bowling around the wicket, he’s bowling negatively.”
The Labuschagne experiment wasn’t the only Pat Cummins tactic questioned.
Earlier in the day, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal simply picked up where he left off when he strolled to the crease on Sunday morning.
He brought up his century in the first session with a confidence defying his 22 years of age.
But Australia’s tactics towards the young gun became a talking point on day three.
Statistics showed Jaiswal scored more runs behind the wicket in his century stand - yet to decision to move a slip deep didn’t come until the Indian rising star was past triple figures.
Aussie great Allan Border questioned why it took so long for the change.
“For me, watching those (century) highlights it’s worth having a bloke down there,” he said on Fox Cricket.
“The third slip sort of line, you put a man down there and bowl some short stuff at him and just see what happens.
“If he’s trying to ramp… it’s a dangerous shot. If you’ve got the man down there, he might change his tactics.
“Just put that little bit of doubt in the mind.
“A lot of balls have gone down there, so it is worth thinking about not just for this game but for future Tests.”
Not much went right for the Australians on day three as India’s batsmen put the tiring attack to the sword.
Without the option of injured all-rounder Cam Green, the ball was handed to Marnus Labuschagne.
But he quickly became the most expensive of the Aussie attack, and as Kohli was blasting his way to a drought-breaking ton, was told off for negative bowling outside leg stump.
It summed up the last half hour of the Indian innings where Australia looked completely ineffective, the visitors doing what they liked, with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan both raising concerns over Labuschagne’s tactic.
“Have you ever seen such a despondent team of Australian cricketers, resorting to those tactics? What are deemed negative, illegal tactics really by the rulebook?” Gilchrist questioned.
“I’ve not seen that. I’m looking at this Australian side, they’re a terrific side, and for whatever reason they bowl out India for 150, then only bat well enough to only get 104, and then with the ball in hand they had periods where they bowled nicely but that last half an hour is something I’ve not seen in Australia,” Vaughan added.
“Every boundary rider was on the fence, Labuschagne’s bowling around the wicket, he’s bowling negatively.”
The Labuschagne experiment wasn’t the only Pat Cummins tactic questioned.
Earlier in the day, Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal simply picked up where he left off when he strolled to the crease on Sunday morning.
He brought up his century in the first session with a confidence defying his 22 years of age.
But Australia’s tactics towards the young gun became a talking point on day three.
Statistics showed Jaiswal scored more runs behind the wicket in his century stand - yet to decision to move a slip deep didn’t come until the Indian rising star was past triple figures.
Aussie great Allan Border questioned why it took so long for the change.
“For me, watching those (century) highlights it’s worth having a bloke down there,” he said on Fox Cricket.
“The third slip sort of line, you put a man down there and bowl some short stuff at him and just see what happens.
“If he’s trying to ramp… it’s a dangerous shot. If you’ve got the man down there, he might change his tactics.
“Just put that little bit of doubt in the mind.
“A lot of balls have gone down there, so it is worth thinking about not just for this game but for future Tests.”
